Breakneck Hill
Breakneck Hill rises to 195 m in Connecticut. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the east, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Schneider Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31807674, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 195 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 11.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 20.7 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Schneider Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Rainsford B. Sherman Memorial Forest: 1.0 mi
- Mason Hill Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- 1892 Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Yosemite Valley Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Motion: 19.2 mi
- Graffiti Mural: 19.7 mi
- Statue of Hachikō: 19.9 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 20.8 mi
- U’s and C’s: 20.9 mi
- East Killingly Soccer Field: 1.1 mi
- Owen Bell Park: 2.0 mi
- Danielson Lions Park: 3.2 mi
- Davis Park: 3.8 mi
- South Street Park: 4.6 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.5 mi
- Horse Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mashentuck Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Slater Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pineville Mill: 1.9 mi
- Six Toes trail marker: 7.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 3.9 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 7.1 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory: 10.0 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 8.7 mi
- Crazy Corners: 10.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 10.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 12.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 12.7 mi
- Wescott Beach: 7.9 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 8.7 mi
- YWCA Beach: 12.8 mi
- Flynns Beach: 12.8 mi
- Spring Lake Beach: 13.2 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 20.5 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Mary's Garden: 21.2 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 7.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 15.9 mi
- Coney Rock: 18.7 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 20.1 mi
- Cargill Falls: 5.3 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 9.9 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 14.3 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 15.6 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 16.0 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.3 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.5 mi
- Picnic: 16.6 mi
- Little Beach: 21.2 mi
- Big Beach: 21.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 20.5 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 22.4 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 24.6 mi
- Bara-Hack: 8.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Breakneck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerimoth Hill | E 98° | 256 m | 3.4 mi |
| Durfee Hill | ENE 65° | 244 m | 5.8 mi |
| Whites Hill | ENE 68° | 240 m | 3.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | ENE 69° | 235 m | 4.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 293° | 229 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hamlet Hill | WNW 288° | 226 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Hygeia | E 94° | 224 m | 4.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | ENE 56° | 223 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359260595
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